The same report suggests that Arsenal and Everton had looked at Batshuayi, while Portuguese heavyweights Porto are also looking to land a deal.

Regardless of the outcome of this particular deal, it appears new Swans manager Garry Monk is certainly trying to make signings that can lift the club back to the heights seen under Michael Laudrup.

Laudrup won Swansea their first ever major piece of silverware when the club won the League Cup in 2013, but the Dane was sacked less than a year later.

Monk took over the reins of the first-team, and was given the job on a full-time basis from Chairman Huw Jenkins. The new Chairman/manager partnership has seen Swansea linked with a host of names, including the likes of Tom Ince, Łukasz Fabiański and Jordy Clasie.

Dan Connor

Dan is a sports journalism undergraduate from Barry, South Wales. He is a club journalist at West Bromwich Albion and a weekly writer for The Independent’s sport section. Previous work for BBC Sport, BBC Radio and Manchester United has seen Dan cover a range of sport such as rugby union, tennis and Formula One. His expertise lies in Welsh football, in particular with Cardiff and Swansea City.